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	Action Plan: Storm Water Management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The purpose of the forum was to determine how the scope of storm water studies could be modified to meet the goals outlined in FOCUS and the highest priority "best management practices" identified by the group in an earlier forum.
		Funding for additional work consisting of flood mitigation, habitat restoration and reduction in combined sewer overflow is being pursued for the Brush Creek, Blue River and Missouri River through the US Army Corps of Engineers.
		A main focus of these coordinating groups is to maximize the area's resources being dedicated to storm water efforts in these basins by coordinating the work underway such that the multiple efforts are complementary, rather than competitive, in nature.
	www.kcmo.org /mayor.nsf/web/storm?opendocument (2394 words)

	CURBE Floods
		East coast storm surges have been extremely devastating in the past, such as the events of 31 January to 1 February 1953 which killed more than 300 people in the U.K. Sea defences in eastern England were raised and strengthened after the 1953 event, but they are nearing the end of their 50-year lifetime.
		The model considers the combined effects of astronomical tide, storm surge, wind-wave processes, non-linear interactions and the physical environment of the coastal zone and is capable of representing both the generation of a flood wave and its propagation inland.
		To complement the extensive knowledge of damage from slow-rise flood depth, this study investigated damage from the lateral pressure from flood depth differential between the inside and outside of a residence and flood velocity.
	www.arct.cam.ac.uk /curbe/floods.html (2241 words)

	Flood Associated with Tropical Storm Alberto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Storm totals of over 13 inches of rain were recorded along either side of the line of heaviest rainfall in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia.
		Floods equal to or greater than 100-year recurrence interval discharges were recorded at all Flint River gaging stations from Lovejoy, Georgia, near the river's headwaters on the south runway of Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, to Bainbridge, Georgia, near its confluence with the Chattahoochee River at the southwest corner of the state.
		The flooding was so severe and widespread that 17 gaging stations were heavily damaged or destroyed, requiring much of the necessary data to be gathered manually and reported by cellular telephone.
	maps.gis.gatech.edu /isit/isit_narr.html (1092 words)

	Sanibel Flood Threat
		Flooding on Sanibel is caused by heavy rainfall that occurs in short periods of time, as is common during summer thunderstorms, and by tidal surges that accompany coastal storms, tropical storms, and hurricanes.
		Some storms, such as the March 13, 1993 "Storm of the Century" produced coastal flooding that resulted in significant property damage.
		Because some of the Island's evacuation routes are prone to flooding early in a storm, the time required to evacuate may be longer.
	www.mysanibel.com /SEMP/sanflod.htm (973 words)

	Learn more about Urban planning in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Some say that the medieval piazza and arcade are the most widely appreciated elements of successful urban design, as demonstrated by the Italian cities of Siena and Bologna.
		Many cities are constructed in places subject to flood, storm surges, extreme weather or war.
		If the dangers can be localized (for flood or storm surge), the affected regions can be made into parkland or greenbelt, often with lovely results.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /u/ur/urban_planning.html (1616 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Report on the flood development situation and the implementation of flood ...
		Flood affected households and victims were provided with relief aids to overcome flood aftermath and stabilize livelihood.
		Right after flash flood occurred in Ba Be and Cho Don Districts, the Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, Director of the Provincial Committee for Flood and Storm Control visited the affected localities and monitored the aftermath overcoming activities.
		Floods and rains have caused huge damage in terms of human life, property, crops and transportation and hydraulic structures to the provinces of Bac Kan, Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen, Lai Chau, and Lang Son.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/9c13f5de90f245d885256c1b00530f57 (2472 words)

	KOMO : Storm Brings Flood Threat, Freezing Rain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A winter storm warning Monday for the Kittitas and Yakima valleys and the east slopes of the southern Cascades, through Monday night for the Columbia Gorge, and into Tuesday morning for the northeast mountains.
		In addition, the weather service issued a flood warning for the Bogachiel River near La Push and for the Skokomish River in Mason County because of heavy rain.
		Flood watches were issued for rivers in eight counties: Clallam, Grays harbor, Jefferson, King, Mason, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom.
	www.komotv.com /news/printstory.asp?id=34836 (375 words)

	Participants sought for storm water flood control project - (text)
		Last Updated: Wednesday, April 02nd, 2003 09:23:54 AM If you are a city resident who has experienced basement flooding in the past, officials at the Superior waste water treatment plant are hoping you are willing to participate in their storm water flood control pilot project.
		According to engineer technician Curt Sander-Berg, not only is the project’s intent to decrease the amount of storm water flooding, but also help in determining specific causes of flooding, understand the magnitude of area flooding, identify surface water problems and educate homeowners about the sewer system.
		About 90 percent of service calls for flooded basements stem from defective service laterals, or the pipe connecting a house to the city’s sewer main that carries waste water from a building, said Dan Romans, waste water treatment plant administrator.
	www.superiorwi.com /placed/index.php?story_id=136809&view=text (534 words)

	Storm Display - FLOOD
		A Coastal Flood Statement is issued to update coastal residents on the status of coastal flooding in the areas covered by a watch or warning.
		A Flood statement may also be used in lieu of a warning if flooding is forecast, imminent or ongoing and presents no threat to life and property.
		The Flood Warning is issued for specific locations, provides specific stage levels/forecasts, including crest level and time of occurrence, whenever flooding is forecast, imminent or occurring.
	www.stormdisplay.com /floods.asp (530 words)

	Storm/Flood engineering - Required Detention Pond Volume?
		Flood occurrence is depended upon the terrain and specifics of the region as well as the frequency.
		For other projects in this area, there is some concern that the multiple storm event (probably a series of 2 or more 50 year events) may have a recurrence interval of approximately 100 years and could be more significant than the 100 year - 24 hour storm because of the greater volume of runoff.
		You could for example route storms with durations of 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours and 96 hours and frequencies from say, 25 years through and including 500 years.
	www.eng-tips.com /viewthread.cfm?qid=45239 (1678 words)

	STormwater Outreach for Regional Municipalities - STORM - Flood Control District of Maricopa County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		STormwater Outreach for Regional Municipalities (STORM) is a regional group that was established to help promote stormwater public education efforts within the greater Maricopa County area.
		STORM’s mission is to provide a unified stormwater quality public education message(s) on a regional level.
		Members join by paying an annual membership fee to the fiscal agent (Flood Control District of Maricopa County) and the pooled resources or membership fees are used to establish regional media campaigns/public education programs specific to stormwater outreach such as radio ads, newsprint ads, billboards, and television.
	www.fcd.maricopa.gov /Services/StormWater/STORM.asp (186 words)

	Flood and Storm Safety for Pets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Even without any flooding, pets are lost because dogs will break out of the garage or back yard and cats will run many houses away, then hide, and not find their way back.
		For dogs, if you know a storm is coming, you may need to get some tranquilizers from your vet to take the edge off their fear.
		Flood Preparation: With all the predictions of widespread flooding, there are several things you can do to prepare besides buy flood insurance.
	www.willowrockpet.com /flood.htm (698 words)

	Storm and Flood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A severe storm in the ACT is usually a large thunderstorm that develops under moist, unstable weather conditions.
		These may be part of a band of storms across south-east Australia, they may form in a low-pressure trough over our area, or they form over the highlands behind Canberra and drift across.
		The risk of storm damage in the ACT is less than the risk in some parts of Australia, especially the tropics.
	www.esa.act.gov.au /Storm_and_Flood (355 words)

	National Weather Service Releases Service Assessment for Ice Storm and Flood of January 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The extent and magnitude of this storm is unprecedented in New England history, according to John T. Forsing, director, Eastern Region, NWS.
		The team that documented NWS performance in fulfilling its mission of providing accurate forecasts and timely warnings prior to, during and after the Ice Storm and Flood of January 1998 found that warning coordination and communications by the NWS field offices and the NWS Hydrometeorological Prediction Center were excellent.
		Flood potential statements were issued up to two and a half days before the flooding materialized.
	www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov /pr98/jul98/ice.html (247 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Southern California storm raises flood worries in burn areas
		LOS ANGELES – A fast-moving storm swept through Southern California, causing power outages and bringing the threat of flash floods and mudslides in areas burned bare in last fall's wildfires.
		The storm, part of a low pressure system churning east, unleashed heavy to moderate showers Friday in parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino and Orange counties.
		A flash flood in a San Bernardino Mountains canyon killed 13 people and left a boy missing, and another flood killed two people at a trailer campground in the community of Devore.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20040221-0256-ca-socalstorm.html (295 words)

	Flood News - Chehalis River Council
		Dec. 11, 2004 The Chronicle reports that: The final form of a flood control project in the Twin Cities is still fluid, but local leaders are celebrating one recent victory in their quest to control high waters in the Twin Cities.
		Oct. 13, 2002 The Chronicle reports that Independence Road and surrounding areas are severely impacted by flooding issues, the Army Corps of Engineers was brought in to analyze the situation, they came up with a proposal to armor 1,000 feet of the river, but the cost would be over $1 million.
		Dec. 20, 2001 The Olympian reported 12/19 the Chehalis Tribe is concerned about flooding issues for their population and the tribe is pursuing major increases in the height of Anderson Road as a solution.
	www.crcwater.org /newsflood.html (3899 words)

	reviewjournal.com -- News: NORTHWEST VALLEY FLOOD: SUDDEN STORM
		The valley's flood control facilities are designed for 100-year storms, defined as 1.8 inches of rain in a 30-minute period.
		Unlike storms in the past where motorists got caught trying to navigate through flood waters, Tuesday's flood occurred so quickly that it trapped drivers who minutes before were on dry land, said Las Vegas police Lt. Tim Leveque, commander of the search-and-rescue squad.
		The freeway had flooded in areas and vehicles were stalled in water near Jones, said Highway Patrol spokeswoman Angie Wolff.
	usatoday.printthis.clickability.com /pt/cpt?action=cpt&expire=&urlID=7267814&fb=Y&partnerID=565 (1906 words)

	Biblical Flood
		The biblical flood story, the "deluge," was a late offshoot of a cycle of flood myths known everywhere in the ancient world.
		Old Testament writers copied other details of the ancient flood myth but could not allow their god to be punished by the Great Whore of Babylon, as if he were a naughty child sent to bed without supper by an angry mother.
		Such a flood may have been identified with the watery Chaos that all Indo-European peoples believed would swallow up the world at the end of its cycle, and out of which a new world would be reborn in the womb of the Formless Mother.
	www.2think.org /hii/flood.shtml (691 words)

	FEMA: Spring Flood Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Keep in mind, however, that nearly 25 percent of flood insurance claims come from properties considered to be at low or moderate risk of flooding.
		FEMA is undertaking a transformation of the nation's flood hazard maps, which are essential for flood hazard mitigation.
		Having accurate data about flood risks is incredibly important since change is not obvious, and referencing up-to-date mapping data allows communities to continually assess changing risk boundaries.
	www.fema.gov /storm/flood.shtm (475 words)

	RESCUE - Storm & Flood - The August 1999 Wollongong Storm
		People that were at home were unable to cope with the intensity of the rain and the storm water caused by it; people were now being swept off their feet and into dangerous situations.
		Vehicles were being washed off roads by storm waters, people that had tried to travel Bulli Pass found themselves trapped in vehicles by avalanches, boulders that were as big as cars started to roll down the road towards the vehicles.
		With the intensity of the storm and the volume of rain tonnes of fl sludge steam-rolled it's way down the mountain, taking with it anything that stood in its way.
	wollongong.ses.nsw.gov.au /aug98-storm.html (1839 words)

	Storm and Flood Cleanup - NIOSH Topic Page
		Storm and flood cleanup activities can be hazardous.
		Workers and volunteers involved with flood cleanup should be aware of the potential dangers involved, and the proper safety precautions.
		Electrical current exposes workers to a serious, widespread occupational hazard, particularly during hurricane or flood response.
	www.cdc.gov /niosh/topics/flood (1711 words)

	Storm & Flood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In the ACT this often means thunderstorms which often result in local flooding.
		A guide for residents to help reduce the threat from tornadoes which do occasionally occur in the ACT as part of a severe storm.
		Flooding in the ACT is generally caused by rivers overflowing their banks or by localised rainfall at a rate that exceeds the local drains' capacity.
	www.esa.act.gov.au /aboutus/What_We_Do/Risk_Analysis/storm___flood.html (118 words)

	Storm/Flood engineering - Storm Events
		A storm that, on the average, is equalled or exceeded once every 100 years.
		This storm event is often tied to duration of storm.
		For example a storm may be classified as a '100 yr' storm for its precipitation over 24 hours but may not have been a 100 yr storm for its peak 1 hour precipitation.
	www.eng-tips.com /viewthread.cfm?qid=12097 (244 words)

	Storm/Flood engineering - detention pond in the flood plain
		The short answer is that any regulation which requires detention ponds in a flood plain is stupid and probably a violation of FEMA's flood plain regulations.
		Someone explained it to me that it is possible for the detention pond to peak and empty out before the peak of the flood plain even gets there.
		For example, most local roads with curbs and gutters (in my area), the storm sewer is designed to handle the 5 year rainfall event.
	www.eng-tips.com /viewthread.cfm?qid=51034 (1433 words)

	Lane County News: Emergency Safety Tips Offered for Winter Storm, Flood Potential (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Persistent winter storm conditions in Lane County have prompted emergency managers to remind citizens and travelers of some basic safety and planning considerations.
		She said that while there is some potential of flooding due to the low elevation snow pack, it would mostly impact urban storm water systems and small stream flooding depending on intensity of rain.
		The storms are coming in waves with breaks in between, whereas 1996 saw four days of one constant heavy rainfall,” Cook said.
	www.co.lane.or.us /News/News_2004/Release_13418.htm (416 words)

	Wicked Storm Causes Flood in Westbury
		Ethel Hall, who has lived across the street from the house since 1920, said that many, many years ago some flooding was common, but that after the sewers were installed that problem seemed to dissipate.
		According to Panchyk, two hours after the storm, after one of the neighbors had somewhat cleared the sewer drain, "you wouldn't have known anything had happened here -- except, of course, for the debris.
		She said she always wished she had a big tree on her property, but having heard that so many were humbled by the weather, she's begun to change her mind.
	www.antonnews.com /westburytimes/1998/09/18/news (705 words)

	City of Rohnert Park, California : Storm Drains & Flood Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Prior to the rainy season, storm drains and flood control channel inlets are checked for blockages, and obstructions are cleared.
		During the rainy season, storm drains are checked and cleared to provide adequate drainage and minimize localized flooding.
		Logjams are cleared from beneath creek bridges, silt from flooding is removed from sidewalks, fallen tree limbs are removed from streets and sidewalks, potholes are patched, and signs are repaired.
	www.ci.rohnert-park.ca.us /services/drains.cfm (248 words)

	LRD - Flood & Storm Damage Control
		The Corps of Engineers became involved in flood and storm damage reduction through the 1917 Flood Control Act which authorized the Corps to have a significant federal role in flood control activities nationwide.
		Today the Corps is responsible for all projects containing Federal flood control storage and is responsible for flood and storm damage reduction projects which are joint ventures between the Federal government and non-Federal sponsors.
		These flood and storm reduction projects cost $3.6 billion but have saved lives, homes, businesses and prevented over $18 billion in damages.
	www.lrd.usace.army.mil /flood (560 words)

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